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Moreover, the roles of macrophages and autophagy in SIRS have been pointed out. Here a high susceptibility to LPS-induced lethal shock in mice deficient in autophagy in myeloid cells (\n                    <jats:italic>\n                      Atg5\n                      <jats:sup>f\/f<\/jats:sup>\n                      LysM-cre\n                      <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                    <\/jats:italic>\n                    ) following a single dose of 0.5 mg\/kg (60% mortality vs. 0% in wild type after 24h) was observed. Using a very low dose of LPS (0.1 mg\/kg),\n                    <jats:italic>\n                      Atg5\n                      <jats:sup>f\/f<\/jats:sup>\n                      LysM-cre\n                      <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                    <\/jats:italic>\n                    mice showed rapid tissue injury, notably in the liver and spleen, accompanied by an altered macrophage phenotype. Macrophages in the spleen and the liver appeared swollen and showed a loss of cellular content, including iron. In contrast, hepatocytes in\n                    <jats:italic>\n                      Atg5\n                      <jats:sup>f\/f<\/jats:sup>\n                      LysM-cre\n                      <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                    <\/jats:italic>\n                    mice accumulated more iron, which was associated with elevated reactive oxygen species levels compared to wild-type mice. Notably, the livers of LPS-treated\n                    <jats:italic>\n                      Atg5\n                      <jats:sup>f\/f<\/jats:sup>\n                      LysM-cre\n                      <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                    <\/jats:italic>\n                    mice exhibited increased ferroptotic and apoptotic cell death and extensive pyroptosis in both the spleen and liver. Flow cytometric analysis, immunofluorescence, and RNA sequencing supported\u00a0the marked pro-inflammatory phenotype of macrophages in LPS-treated\n                    <jats:italic>\n                      Atg5\n                      <jats:sup>f\/f<\/jats:sup>\n                      LysM-cre\n                      <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                    <\/jats:italic>\n                    mice. In conclusion, during LPS-induced inflammation, autophagy deficiency in myeloid cells profoundly alters macrophage phenotype, disrupts iron trafficking, and promotes tissue injury through multiple forms of cell death.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fimmu.2025.1610033","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,23]],"date-time":"2025-10-23T05:36:04Z","timestamp":1761197764000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Disrupted macrophage autophagy as a driver of cell death and LPS-induced lethal shock in systemic 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